What color is #727793?

#727793 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #727793?

The RGB value is 114, 119, 147: 114 red, 119 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #727793?

The complementary color is #938E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #727793?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#727793 color

#727793 rgb(114, 119, 147)

Shades of blue

The hex color #727793 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 46.7% green and 57.6% blue (114, 119, 147).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#727793 color codes

HEX	`#727793`
RGB	`rgb(114, 119, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 46.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 19%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.54, 4.51, -15.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.54, 16.41, 285.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.801, 18.877, 30.251)`
Decimal	`7501715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #727793, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #727793	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#727793 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #727793 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #727793; }
.text { color: #727793; }
.border { border: 2px solid #727793; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 119 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #727793, #7d7293); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #727793?: #727793 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #727793?: The RGB value is 114, 119, 147: 114 red, 119 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #727793?: The complementary color is #938E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #727793?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.